"Don't ignore this infection."
A study finds the combination shot is more effective than currently marketed traditional flu vaccines and Moderna's COVID-19 shot.
She made the remarks at a recent conference.
Household contacts of a positive case are no longer asked to test unless they develop symptoms themselves.
We can't rely on the comforting assumption that COVID will get less severe over time.
Pharmac has approved the transition to the updated vaccine for the XBB.1.5 strain from next month.
The number of people currently hospitalised with the virus was 200.
"It's getting ahead of our immune system."
The school expects to be back open on Wednesday.
